Skinning device.



.TSEPH F. NICOLAS, 0F CHIGAGQ, ILLINOIS,

, SMNNING- DEVICE.

To e255 whomit 'moy concern.'

Be it known tiret l, .lossen F. NICOLAS, e citizen ofthellnited States, and e, resident of Chioego, in the eountg of Cook and State ci illinois, hsve invente e. new and useful lmprovenient in Skinning Devices, of which the following is s complete specification.

fihis invention relates to improvements in slum/ling devices end more particularly to a skinning device edapted hides from cattle or the like.

lleretofore the hides have usually been removed by Ineens of en ordinary knife and e greet deal of skill is're uired of the o eretor to prevent cutting the ride end thus r emaging it, or cutting the flesh and injuring its op eerence. Furthermore when using en ordinary knife theoperator is enabled to cut but in one direction, usually towards himself,

so that et the outward movement of the erin nothing is eccorn lished.

The object oft is invention is vto provide a skinning device adapted to entirely do away with the danger oi injuring either the hide or the flesh by cutting, and which me be o ereted. in either direction, that is et oth t e olitwerd and inward thrust of the'operators lt lis e further ohject of the' invention to provide s. very ches .and sim le device having e roter cutter t ereon e( opted to travel in either rirection and which is ede ted to be roteted along .the union between t e hide end the lesh and seperate the two.

The invention consists of the matters hereinafter described in the s eciication end more fully pointed out en delined in the op ended claims.

n the drawings: Figure 1 is s central, lon gitudinel section of e vdevice 'embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is e, side elevation of the sonic. Fig. 3 is e side elevation of fthe ser reted plete. p Fig. d is e. side elevation of one of the ennulrir knives.

' .Els shown in seid drawings: A. indicates a,

.handle of eny preferred materie-l, os for instance Wood, end B indicates n` iork which may he of any referred construction and materiel, but which es shown, comprises two strips of metal, the ends b of which ere tapered and rigidl engaged together by rivsting or in any ot Aer preferred manner, and ere rigidly engeeed in e suitable socket in the end ol the handle. end t2 forni the prongs of the fork and are bent outwardly adj scent the end of the hen- Speciceton of Letters Patent.

Applicston led October 24,

for removing the A)ortion d projecting through ssld The other ends b Patented oet. s, isos.

19m. serial No. assess.

die, end then inwardly to bring the prongs into parallel relation but spaced a distance eport. Said ronge are epertured et their' .ends and s, bo t or axle C is journaled there'- in. Seid axle is provided with a. heed c adapted to engage against-the rong b', and

.from a point slightly beyond t e inner fece of said prong is reduced in size to provide e shoulderv c. The opposite end c2 ci seid axle is still. further reduced in size and is screw threaded, and enga ed thereon is s nut D which engages agziinst t e'outer face of the prong b2 and is provided with s. cylindrical ron engaged on seid axle is the cutter 1rlvhc comprises the central serrated late E, the knives F and the retaining lates G--Gr. The serrated plete E is provided on its periphery with e plurality of teeth e which may be of any preferred shape but which, es

shown, are rounded and ere edaated to bel forced between the hide and the esh. The

knives F and Fere situated on each side of the serrated plete end are of slightly less diameter than the seme, so that portions f of their edges between said teeth and alternating therewith are exposed, as shown mre cleerly in Fig. 2. Said knives' as shown ere annular in shape and are provided Withve thin edges on their peripheries, and each 1s provided with a plurality of apertures f therethrough. The retaining plates@ end G ere of less diameter then seid knives end srs provided with indentetions g Whieh enter the apertures f in scid knives and hold the knives in place. The combined thickness of the parts forming the cutter is such. ,that it tits closely between the shoulder c and the nut D so that sii'liicient com ression of the parts moyv be secured to hol them in their proper positions. engaged on the hn'ndle'heneeth the prongs of the fork end acts to protect the hand of the operator from' injury.

ln operntion the tool is held in the hand oi the operator and the edge of the cutter rollenl ,along the point of union between the hide end the flesh. The teeth on the plete E srs forced in between the hide and the flesh, the knife edges between the teeth act to cut away the tissues, but the portions of the ere posed edges of the knives ere so short that the danger of cutting either the flesh or the hide is entirely obvieted.

l claim s my invention:

1. In a. device of the class described the lll) j combination with a handle of a fork thereon,

combination with a handle of a fork thereon, a rotary cutter on said fork having alternating teeth and' cutting edges and retaining plates of less diameter than said cutter clamping it on either side. i

2. In a device of the class described the combination with a handle of a rotary plate thereon having teeth on its eriphery, and means rigidly engaged on eit 1er side of said plate and affording cutting edges alternating withsaid teeth.

3, In a device of the class described the combination with a handle of a fork thereon, an axle journaled in said fork, a serrated plate on said axle and an annular knife engaged on each side of said plate.

4. In a device of the class described the combination with a handle of a fork thereon,

yan axle journaled in said fork, a serra'ted plate on said axle, and a knife engaged on each side of said plate and having their edges exposed between its serrations.

v 5. In a device of the class described the an axle j ournaled on said fork and having a shoulder near one end thereof, a central, toothedl plate on said axle, an annular knife on each side of said plate having their edges partially overlapping said teeth, a retaining i plate against each knife, one of which abuts against said shoulder, anda nut on the other end of said axle adapted to abut against the other retaining"plate and hold the knives firmly in place.

6. In a device of the elass described the combination with a handle of means affording bearings thereon, an axle journacd in said bearings, a pair of annular knives on saidaxle, a plate between said knives and having teeth projecting slightly beyond the edges of the knives, and retaining plates adapted to hold said knives-in position.

7. In a -device ofthe class described the combination with a handle of an axle journaled therein, a airof annular knives on said axle, a plate etween said knives having teeth on its periphery projecting `slightly #from between the edges of said knives, re-

taining plates on the axle adapted to hold said knives in place and a guard on the handle below said knives.

`In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two Wit- H. R. WEIGH, HANS PABST. 

